Local Color 2008

Ben Lyons, At the Movies: Obviously a passio project for Gallo but he is never really able to translate that importance to the audience. We never really care or connect with these characters. Read more

S. James Snyder, Time Out: The sweeping landscapes look flawless, but missing from Local Color's canvas is any nuance in its human elements. Read more

Randy Cordova, Arizona Republic: A sweet, autobiographical coming-of-age story set in the summer of 1974. Read more

Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times: Kriter-director George Gallo has given the stocky, ever-commanding Mueller-Stahl a heroic, bravura role and has been rewarded by the actor with a towering, complex portrayal that is surely among his finest. Read more

John Tottenham, L.A. Weekly: For a purportedly autobiographical work, the events of this labor of love from director George Gallo, fit seamlessly into the fabric of the standard coming-of-age movie. Read more

Jay Weissberg, Variety: Even the soft-hearted may find this formulaic yarn of a young man's apprenticeship to a cantankerous artist too rosy-hued and treacly. Read more

Aaron Hillis, Village Voice: How is it that a film about the love of art can make art seem so detestable? Read more